DECERTIFY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

decertify

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Definition of decertify

as in to invalidate

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Recent Examples of decertify Employees at the Wells Fargo branch in Casper, Wyoming, also filed a petition last week to decertify the union. — Chase Jordan april 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026 In September, the housing department threatened to decertify recipients of the money who don’t follow a series of rules, according to the lawsuit. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026 And then also, the state board has voted to decertify him as a police officer, as a law enforcement officer in Alabama. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026 In December, the administration took action to decertify up to 7,500 of the 16,000 schools nationwide, but that included many defunct operations. — Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for decertify

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The Supreme Court of Virginia invalidated a statewide referendum approved by voters in April that would have drawn new districts favorable to Democrats.

— Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2026
Monday’s decision invalidates various provider mandates that the clinic owners argued were designed to scare and shame people out of terminating pregnancies.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of invalidate

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With the suit, CDCR hopes to have the personnel board’s decision on that allegation nullified, or prompt a new hearing.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
If Reader, now 32, and his teammates can’t halt opposing teams’ rushing attacks, then the Giants’ top asset, its fearsome pass rush, will be nullified.

— Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of nullify

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The dependency rules and the home sale exclusion are separate provisions of the tax code, and being claimed on someone else’s return does not, on its own, disqualify a homeowner from excluding gain on the sale of a principal residence.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Company reserves the right to disqualify any participant who violates these Terms or the official Yahoo Survival Pool rules.

— The Athletic, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

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